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Household of William Cunningham (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Cunningham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cunningham, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Cunningham, born in 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1874 in Birkdale, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Crosby, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Stancock, born in 1869 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England.


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William Cunningham's household

Male

William

Cunningham

Head
Female

Sarah A

Cunningham

Wife
Male

William

Cunningham

Son
Male

George

Cunningham

Son
Male

John

Cunningham

Son
Male

Arthur

Cunningham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Stancock

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cunningham

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah A

Cunningham

Wife

Married

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Cunningham

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkdale, Lancashire, England

George

Cunningham

Son

Single

4

1877

Crosby, Lancashire, England

John

Cunningham

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Cunningham

Son

Single

0

1881

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Stancock

Servant

Single

12

1869

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

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